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Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Chandidas Ganguly
Born: 8 July 1972, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal
Major Teams: Bengal, India, Lancashire.
Known As: Sourav Ganguly
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: India v England at Lord's, 2nd Test, 1996
Latest Test: India v India at Kolkata, 3rd Test, 2002/03
ODI Debut: India v West Indies at Brisbane, World Series, 1991/92
Latest ODI: India v West Indies at Nagpur, 2nd ODI, 2002/03
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 30/10/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 65 108 11 4071 173 41.96 48.14 9 20 51 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 341.2 72 1143 23 49.69 3-28 0 0 89.0 3.34
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 09/11/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 208 200 15 8044 183 43.48 74.35 19 48 75 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 547.2 25 2737 78 35.08 5-16 1 2 42.1 5.00
FIRST-CLASS
(1989/90 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 163 257 33 9823 200* 43.85 17 61 127 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1299 207 4474 117 38.23 6-46 3 0 66.6 3.44
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1989/90 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 296 283 32 11163 183 44.47 28 63 99 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 986.5 4727 138 34.25 5-16 4 2 42.9 4.79
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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His batting is the perfect blend of elegance and power. He has all the traditional style that goes with left-handed batsmanship. With superb timing he almost caresses the ball to the boundary. But when the mood gets to him - particularly in the one-day game - his batting can be a murderous assault on the bowlers and a delight to the spectators. The manner in which he steps out and pounces on the ball, like a tiger on a hapless prey, is something to be enjoyed on the spot.
But then Sourav Ganguly is not just strokes and class and powerful batting. He has a sound temperament and the ability to rise to the big occasion. Only a person who is mentally strong could have responded in the manner he did to widespread criticism to his selection for the tour of England in 1996. When he first went as a teenager to Australia in 1991-92, he was far from ready for the big time despite his manifold gifts.
By the time he made his comeback, though, a mixture of talent and hard work had made Ganguly capable of the dream feat with which he launched his Test career. Since then, it has been impossible to envisage an Indian team in both forms of the game without him. His success in the recent Test series against the West Indies saw him finally address the one major flaw that had been plaguing his batting - his suspect technique against the short ball. On the strength of his figures and undoubted class, he has taken his place as among the `Big Three' of the Indian batting order. Few would deny him his place as probably the greatest Indian left-hander of all time. As a captain too he has come into his own. With four away Test wins, he now stands as India's most successful overseas captain. All that remains to be achieved is a Test series win overseas and if that arrives in the upcoming series against England, Ganguly would truly have made his tryst with cricketing immortality.(Partab Ramchand, Rajesh Kumar)
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